Chapter 177: Bringing a Gift to the Door, Only the Best for Shengsheng

You have to understand how terrifying it is to suddenly see someone who is supposed to be dead.

He even thought Lu Shijing’s spirit had floated back.

The more he thought about it, the more terrified he became. He was frozen in his office, too scared to leave.

The main issue was that one shot of Lu Shijing dressed in black.

Although he rarely saw the young man, he knew he was very successful in business.

The moment he saw the clip, he cut it immediately. He couldn’t let anyone know that man was supposed to be dead.

Supernatural events were terrifying enough, and the older Zhao Dehai got, the more he believed in such things...

He was even considering whether he should buy some onions and garlic to ward off evil spirits.

As he was pacing, he heard a knock at the door. Already agitated, he went and threw the door open, only to be scared to death by Lu Shijing standing right there.

Zhao Dehai: "Demons and devils, go away! Demons and devils, go away..."

He clasped his hands together, then made the sign of the cross, and finally began mumbling, "Whatever you want to eat, I’ll burn it for you during the Ghost Festival. Just don’t come for me. Go find your family..."

Lu Shijing: "..."

"Uncle Zhao, I’m not dead."

"..." Zhao Dehai was stunned for a long moment.

Then he asked, "Shengsheng..."

"Shengsheng doesn’t know yet. That’s why I’m here."

"Uncle Zhao, I have a plan, and I think you’ll help me, won’t you?"

’This kid sits here all day looking like a harbinger of death, his eyes filled with threats,’ Zhao Dehai complained internally. ’How could I possibly refuse?’

He nodded. "I won’t say anything. Just watch yourself. You’re bound to slip up eventually. When you screw it all up, just don’t blame me."

"I won’t," Lu Shijing said with complete confidence.

Zhao Dehai was speechless. "No, but I just want to know. You just suddenly show up like this—aren’t you going to scare your grandmother to death?"

"You need to be more considerate of an old woman’s health."

"She won’t be. My grandma already knows. That’s something you don’t need to worry about, Uncle Zhao."

"..." Zhao Dehai knew the old lady was no ordinary person. In her younger days at her work unit, she had been the queen of gossip, and her job was related to intelligence gathering.

It was only natural that she knew.

After that, Zhao Dehai didn’t ask any more questions. He didn’t want to get involved in the young man’s affairs; it would be useless anyway.

With him standing there, Zhao Dehai felt like the air itself was growing thin. He just wanted him to leave as soon as possible.

’Good for you, good for me, good for everyone.’

"Oh, right, Uncle Zhao. I’m Mr. Ryan. I’m also working with the Cultural Relics Bureau."

"..." Holy shit! Zhao Dehai’s face was a picture of disbelief. He had been so respectful to Mr. Ryan, praising him as a promising young talent... and to think it was this brat all along.

And he’d heard that it was Mr. Ryan who had been by Shengsheng’s side this whole time.

He never imagined... They were husband and wife, yet he was hiding his identity like this. The kid even specifically came to him about it.

Asking him to help keep it a secret...

And now he was sitting here openly, trying to shut him up without revealing his identity. ’Is this kid really not going to screw this up?’

’Are all young people this wild these days?’

But Zhao Dehai felt this whole thing was completely unreliable.

’Forget it. I’ll stop worrying for nothing. At my age, I’m perfectly capable of playing deaf and dumb.’

He just hoped that when Shengsheng found out the truth, she wouldn’t drag him into it.

After settling things on his end, Lu Shijing left.

He was going home for dinner tonight, so he thought about buying something Shengsheng would like to give to her.

As for what girls liked, Lu Shijing decided to consult his grandma.

Grandma got very excited and offered her advice, stating firmly, "Shengsheng loves pink things. Just buy something pink. It can’t be too expensive, but not too cheap either. You figure it out!"

’Pink?’ Lu Shijing didn’t believe it.

How could he not know after all these years? It was clearly Grandma who loved pink; she bought tons of pink things for herself.

Shengsheng... she preferred more simple and elegant things.

When she was working, she liked to casually put her hair up with a hairpin, a simple and neat look.

’A hairpin... That’s right. I can make a hairpin for Shengsheng. She seemed to like the screwdriver I made last time.’

’This time, I’ll make a hairpin, and I can even make it a bit sharper, with a small, sharp blade hidden inside.’

Then, if she ever encountered danger, she could use it for self-defense. Ever since the He Family had plotted against him, Lu Shijing had become especially concerned about Shengsheng’s safety.

She needed something like this.

Having made up his mind, Lu Shijing immediately had Lin Kai go buy the materials, not wanting to delay at all.

The poor sap Lin Kai had thought his workday was over, but now he had another task...

He was just about to pretend he hadn’t seen the message, that his phone had no signal and he couldn’t receive anything from his boss.

But then Lu Shijing called him. "Lin Kai."

"Boss, you know how it is. Lu Chaoyang has been acting like a madman lately, and the company is on its last legs. I’m serious, I’m being worked to death."

"Why don’t you find someone else for this!"

"Fine. I was going to give you a raise of ten thousand..."

"No! Boss, how could you say such a thing!" Lin Kai was back in business. "I want nothing more in this life than to be loyal to you to the core! You’re getting a gift for the Young Madam, how could you do it without my help!"

He declared righteously, his words suddenly sounding grand and noble, "I am the guardian of your courageous love!"

"A task like this shouldn’t be delegated to others! I’ll do it myself." ’Still,’ he thought, ’ten thousand is sweet.’

Before Lu Shijing could say anything, Lin Kai continued, "Boss, you have to believe in my loyalty! If you don’t, should I buy you a liver and a gallbladder to prove it? You know, loyalty from the ’guts’!"

Lu Shijing looked disgusted. "Don’t buy them. Just go."

He then headed straight back to Wanliu District to get to work.

Meanwhile, Gu Shengsheng returned home, carrying bags of groceries.

"Grandma, I’m home," she announced.

Grandma was sitting alone in the living room, which had been tidied up nicely. You could even say it was spotless.

Shengsheng asked, "Grandma, did you just have someone come clean?"

The old woman immediately sprang to her feet. "It was all Linnin! You should have seen the mess she made of the house these past few days. And she’s not even coming home for dinner tonight."

"So I hired a cleaning lady. I couldn’t let you see it in such a state!" That was just like her. They had clearly both made the mess, but now she was pinning all the blame on Lu Linlin.

It couldn’t be helped. Lu Linlin was always the scapegoat.

Gu Shengsheng couldn’t help but laugh. "Oh, I know you, Grandma!"

"Didn’t you say you were inviting Mr. Ryan for dinner tonight? Why isn’t Linnin here? What could she possibly be so busy with all day?"

Grandma said, "Probably out for a drive. She went out with Jin Ran. He’s been asking her and Yang Jiao out a lot lately. I have no idea what they’re up to."

Gu Shengsheng nodded. "That Jin Ran doesn’t seem very reliable. I hope he doesn’t become a bad influence on Yang Jiao and Linnin."

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Driving the two young ladies around, Jin Ran sneezed. ’Wait... is someone talking shit about me?’